Private Tour
Available languages
16 hours
Mobile ticket
This is a unique opportunity for those who may not have as much time to hike the full Inca Trail. This trek combines highlights from the original Inca Trail with some of the most beautiful Inca ruins nestled in the dense vegetation of the cloud forest. This is the only tour that allows you to arrive hiking to Machu Picchu to experience the sunset.
Why book with us?
• Travel with an authentic Local Tour Operator
• Hike the last part of the Classic Inca Trail
• Arrive to Machu Picchu through the Sun gate
• Visit Inca Sites at exclusive hours
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
All transportation during the duration of the trek
Professional tour guides
Bus down from Machu Picchu
Expedition train round trip
Safety briefing the day before the tour at 6:00 pm in our Office
Pick up from your hotel in the morning of the tour
Entrance ticket to Inca Trail and Machu Picchu
1 Box Lunch, snacks
(Optional) Entrance tickets for Machu Picchu Montaña or Waynapicchu, they require advance booking due to limited availability. If you have them, please let us know.
Select a pickup point
Cusco
Our Short Inca Trail tour starts with an early departure from your hotel in Cusco (around 4:00 AM) and drive for 1.5 hours to the Ollantaytambo Train station. If you stay in a hotel in the Sacred Valley, like Ollantaytambo, we can start around 5:30 am.
Ollantaytambo
Once we arrive at Ollantaytambo, we will board the Expedition Train onto the Inca Trail. It’s a 1-hour 30-minute train ride along the Urubamba river from Ollantaytambo (in the highlands) to km 104 at Chachabamba (in the cloud forest), where we start our hike to Machu Picchu.
Pickup included
83 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
O6366BXraymondg,
Oct 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
The trek experience was awesome Jason our guide was very knowledgeable and answered every question that I had. Alejandro, was our second guide saved my life. I got elevation sickness really bad could not carry my pack and had not been for Alejandro. I would not have finished. The guy carried my pack. The whole trip. Great job. Overall, I would 100% recommend trek experience to everyone Jason and Alejandro were great guides very knowledgeable and spoke everything clearly and the instructions were very clear. Food was outstanding overall I would give this company and the guides a 10 out of 10.


betweend2025,
Sep 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
The trail is of decent difficulty, challenging, but fun. The guides are absolutely amazing: Julio, William, and Jason. Definitely recommend.

horacioh785,
Jul 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
We just did the one-day Inca Trail hike to Machu Picchu, and we can’t recommend it enough — especially if you’re lucky enough to have Renato as your guide. This was a challenging hike for us since we’re not used to the elevation, and my wife wasn’t feeling great that day. Renato was patient, supportive, and incredibly attentive the entire time. He inspired her — even when I couldn’t — to keep going, and we’re so grateful for that. We had amazing weather too. It started out a bit cloudy but turned in our favor throughout the day. Along the way, Renato shared so many fascinating details about the history of Peru, the origins of the Incas, and the story of Machu Picchu. He made it fun, answered all our questions, and brought the whole experience to life. To top it off, Renato went above and beyond — he even ran to get us some pizzas just before the last train so we’d have food for the ride back. From start to finish, he took care of every detail and made sure we felt supported and safe. This was truly an unforgettable experience, and we can’t thank Renato enough for making it so special. If you’re considering this trip — do it! And ask for Renato!



101sheetalp,
Jun 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
Highly recommend Katie, our tour guide. She is highly knowledgeable about Incan history and knows her way around the Incan trail like a boss. She got us to where to where we needed to be, on time, every time. The combination of her warm and friendly demeanor and rugged hiking skills was an excellent motivator during the sometimes difficult trail. Love her spirit, and her love of her land.

Tapoms,
Jun 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
Katie was excellent! She was very professional, extremely knowledgeable and passionate about her work. She was timely and was both patient with us but also kept us on schedule. Very pleasant personality and good sense of humor! Would highly recommend using Katie!! You will not be disappointed! Would give over 5 stars if I could.
Q4597SOstephens,
Feb 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
The tour was very thorough- every question was answered with great detail. Filio took his time through the tour and made sure we saw everything we wanted.
fabricioc801,
Aug 29, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
Very cool, we learned a lot. Tremendous walk in the sun. I knew the flames, divine animals. They only need to provide beers and snacks to quell the intensity. Guide Toribio was excellent.




tigerbalmman,
Jul 30, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
They gave us a great trip! If you go through a pack tour agency, it costs about twice as much, so I found a place I could do it myself and booked it. It was half price. English and Spanish are available. They were very responsive, made no mistakes, emailed us in advance with all the necessary luggage, etc., and also had an orientation the day before at the office after arriving there to answer any detailed questions. It's a really solid company. The trek itself was a really tough climb, as I wanted to retire every 10 minutes, but the guides were so good at mentally controlling it that even a 45-year-old woman with almost no climbing experience could do it. They're there to make sure you're not late, and they're like, "We're at the break point in five minutes! (Actually, it's about 20 minutes away)" and "Look, I'm starting to see where the lunch is! Good job. You've got about an hour left! (Actually, two hours)" and so on… Mixed with truth and falsehood, it cheered my heart out. I couldn't have done it without it, he was very good at controlling it and I was glad I went with him. It's something you can't get anywhere else, along with the excitement and grit of arriving at the Gate of the Sun. Subsequent Vicente Machu Picchu guides were also knowledgeable and forgot about foot pain. Pepe&Nilton,Thank you for the best trip!





Sherpa33350260710,
Jun 6, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
We scheduled too late to do the four-day full Inca Trail, but loved the one-day hike alternative. Our guide Juan Jose (Jota) was incredibly knowledgeable and helpful. We saw some of the best sections of the trail including Wiñay Wayna and entered Machu Picchu through the Sun Gate. TreXperience put together an entire custom itinerary for us for two weeks. With the shorter hike we had time to do a second day in Machu Picchu and climb Wanya Picchu. Overall, a great trip with good arrangements with a small personalized treatment instead of a large group.
ericmH2166HT,
Jun 2, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
Our family of 5 joined a small group for this one-day hike along the famous Inca trail leading to Machu Picchu. This hike gives you exclusive access to certain areas of Machu Picchu, in addition to visiting 3 different Inca sites along the way. I must mention our energetic guide Wilian Elvis - of course he passionately explained the history of these sites of his ancestors, as well as countless flowers, fruit, and birds, but more than once he saw someone looking hot or tired, and without a thought threw their backpack over his own for a couple of miles. As for the trip: we took a train from Ollantaytambo to the Inca site Chachabamba, after which we climbed around 1500 feet through the majestic Andes mountains towards Wiñaywayna. This was the most difficult part of the hike, and was quite warm as the sun came out, but overall it was fairly moderate with plenty of places to rest in the shade, and always an amazing view. You can see the Inca site Wiñaywayna as you approach, and you immediately appreciate the fact that it was carved from the side of very steep and inhospitable terrain. This fact was reinforced as we huffed up a few hundred incredibly steep steps just to get from the bottom of Wiñaywayna to the top. From here, the trail leveled out for a few miles of shaded, cool, and incredibly lush jungle, marked with occasional green serpentina stone, followed by a climb to the Sun Gate, from where we could see Machu Picchu. The final part of the hike was all downhill descending into the upper part of Machu Picchu for photos. It's incredibly rewarding to see Machu Picchu for the first time after hiking the Inca trail, even if it's just for one day. We highly recommend it!









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